This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
gain
knowledge
in
using
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
(LAS)
to
specify
and
download
a
microset
of
data,
and
then
to
use
the
data
to
compare
NASA
satellite
data
observations
with
surface
measurements
of
snow
cover
and
temperature.
Students
will
obtain
snow
cover
and
surface
temperature
data
for
a
locale
in
Alaska,
plot
the
data,
and
then
investigate
seasonal
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This resource ties together physical and biological aspects of ocean color for high school students. Specific sections discuss life in the oceans, the appearance of the ocean from space, phytoplankton (the little link in a big food chain), carbon (where does it go?), and the Earth as a giant greenhouse. There are also activities that accompany these lessons.
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This
hands-on
demonstration
of
the
communications
path
between
scientists
and
the
NASA
Extreme
Ultraviolet
Explorer
(EUVE)
Satellite
shows
how
scientific
data
are
downloaded
from
the
satellite.
The
same
demonstration
can
also
be
used
to
illustrate
how
the
instruments
on
the
satellite
are
commanded
by
scientists
on
Earth.
It
gives
students
a
feel
for
the
dynamics
of
satellite
communications
and
orbital
...
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One
of
the
most
studied
and
important
ocean
currents
of
the
world
lies
along
the
eastern
coast
of
the
United
States
and
is
called
the
Gulf
Stream.
It
derives
its
name
from
its
source
region
of
warm
water
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
For
the
past
two
decades,
scientists
have
been
collecting
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
data
from
satellites,
buoys
and
ships
in
the
Gulf
Stream
and
Atlantic
Basin.
In
this
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Users
can
obtain
current
weather
forecasts
for
their
own
areas
by
entering
a
ZIP
code,
or
they
can
access
a
large
archive
of
historic
data
on
severe
weather
(tornadoes,
hail,
high
winds,
hurricanes).
Materials
presented
in
the
archive
include
dates,
times,
and
intensities
of
storms,
a
photo
gallery,
maps,
radar
and
other
satellite
data,
storm
chaser
reports,
and
links
to
other
weather
sites.
Raw
data
...
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Grade level:
High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, General public

In
this
activity,
students
download
NASA
Hubble
Space
Telescope
(HST)
images
of
the
Martian
polar
ice
caps
in
summer
and
winter.
Using
image
processing
techniques,
students
measure
and
compare
various
images
of
the
changing
Martian
and
Earth
polar
ice
caps.
By
completing
this
activity,
they
will
understand
that
the
sizes
of
the
polar
ice
caps
on
Earth
and
Mars
depend
on
the
lengths
of
the
seasons.
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Students
investigate
the
challenges
of
living
and
working
in
Antarctica
and
the
technologies
that
help
researchers
meet
those
challenges.
This
resource
includes:
teacher
tools
(downloadable
readings,
breakdowns
of
tasks,
teacher
strategies,
grading
sheet
and
rubric),
an
online
activity
(students
review
the
preparation
materials
given
to
researchers
traveling
to
Antarctica),
classroom
activities
(testing
...
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The
purpose
of
this
lesson
is
to
use
NASA
CERES
instrument
cloud
data
and
a
weather
map
to
explore
cloud
coverage
during
a
winter
storm.
Students
will
map
locations
using
latitude
and
longitude
coordinates
as
well
as
use
a
microset
of
satellite
data
to
investigate
cloud
characteristics
by
applying
percentage
to
determine
cloud
cover.
When
atmospheric
scientists,
including
meteorologists,
study
weather
...
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The
purpose
of
this
lesson
is
to
use
CERES
radiation
data
to
understand
seasonal
variations
in
the
pattern
of
net
energy
input
to
the
Earth
system.
The
students
will
begin
to
understand
how
Earth's
tilt
causes
seasonal
differences
in
incoming
solar
energy.
They
will
use
the
Live
Access
Server
to
investigate
the
Earth's
radiation
budget
and
map
locations
using
latitude
and
longitude
coordinates.
Studentw
...
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This
lesson
uses
NASA
satellite
data
to
contrast
amounts
of
cloud
coverage
over
different
climate
regions
in
Africa.
An
an
outcome
of
the
lesson,
the
student
will
be
able
to
explain
how
Earth's
major
air
circulations
affect
global
weather
patterns
and
relate
local
weather
patterns
to
climate
as
well
as
identify
different
climate
regions.
Students
will
also
describe
conditions
for
cloud
formation
along
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